A pretty bold departure for a guy who had... with the exception of a lone Chevy Belair... been an unswerving devotee of British-Leyland.
This blurb in the Globe brought it all back.
The Honda Civic was introduced in 1973 as a car for the masses, targeted to meet the needs of a global market. More than 16 million units later, the Civic is still going strong, produced today in 11 countries and sold in 160 nations and regions worldwide.I learned to drive stick in that little brown bomb, before graduating to a series of motorcycles... all of them, incidentally... also Japanese made.
A few years later I ended up buying one myself... and it was a solid, reliable choice.
If only North American vehicles had been as well made.
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FROM THE COMMENTS:
"I got mine in Van for 10000 even - fast forward 17 years, 375000 klicks, same carb, starter, alternator, no major problems other than brakes, mufflers things that just plumb wore out - I got 1000 cash for it when it was time to replace it."That's what I'm talkin' about.
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